AP Casters shafted on new masteries

AP Casters shafted on new masteries

So if we take a look at the new trees we can see on utility when you get to the 3rd tier and have picked up an offensive priority build you only have enough points to put a maxiumum of 1 point into transmutation (Spell Vamp)- while an offensive specced AD hero could pick up life steal on the offensive tree. This basically means that only support heroes or support specced casters can take advantage of spell vamp- while AD heroes have a wider variety of items and mastery options that can give them greater early game spell vamp which in turn helps sustain lane dominance.

Why make mages commit to a support tree and sacrifice damage to get spell vamp? If mages can't take advantage of it.. then why is it even there? I say remove completely or put it in the offensive tree.

Pick damage or sustain. Casters shouldn't have both, theyre ranged and do ridiculous damage. It's why Morgana is commonly banned, nobody wants to deal with an invincible caster who shrugs off harass and does tons of damage.

I wasn't aware that mages were required to commit to the support tree any more.

EDIT: I just risked a little bit of LoL on my laptop (I'm at work right now, but bored as hell.), and from what I can tell a good caster page would be able to go 16/0/14. you pick good amounts of AP and magic pen in the offensive tree, and use the mana masteries along with a choice of movement speed or spell vamp in the utility tree.